Quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucuronide-6″-methyl ester is a flavonoid isolated from Atraphaxis spinosa L.

Furobufen is a compound with anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity and can be used in the study of arthritis.

Amylin, a 37-amino acid polypeptide that is structurally related to calcitonin, is secreted from the B cells of the pancreas. Amylin has anoretic effects in rats. Amylin may be responsible for the etiology of insulin resistance of type II diabetes mellitus through its modulation of peripheral effects of insulin.